Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., 8 day pilot house clock, now with chronometer escapement and one second remontoire, sheet brass case, Roman numeral silvered dial with blued steel hands, brass timepiece movement, now with pivoted detent platform,
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24 October 2024
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case with dent, tarnish, and staining, bezel with dents and bends, label with losses, case back screws replaced, dial with minor losses and tarnish, hands with minor oxide, movement with minor tarnish and staining, running, remontoire needs adjustment, movement would benefit from service. A clever upgrade from a common balance escapement.
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Thomas, Seth
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., 8 day pilot house clock, now with chronometer escapement and one second remontoire, sheet brass case, Roman numeral silvered dial with blued steel hands, brass timepiece movement, now with pivoted detent platform, the original escape wheel replaced with a contrate wheel, and engaging the escape wheel pinion, cut bimetallic balance with overcoil spring and compensation weights, the remontoire controlled by a balance spring, connecting the threaded 12 leaf escape pinion and wheel, with alternate leaves arrested by an adjustable pin in the platform case with dent, tarnish, and staining, bezel with dents and bends, label with losses, case back screws replaced, dial with minor losses and tarnish, hands with minor oxide, movement with minor tarnish and staining, running, remontoire needs adjustment, movement would benefit from service. A clever upgrade from a common balance escapement.
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